March 6, 9, 12. All games at higher seed. (Semis re-seeded.) All-kenpom: Jamal Olasewere, Long Island (kPOY); Alex Francis, Bryant; Shane Gibson, Sacred Heart; Velton Jones, Robert Morris; Kyle Vinales, Central Connecticut. The campus-site/re-seeding format heavily favors the higher seeds, but Robert Morris gets dinged a bit because of a potential semifinal game with Bryant, […]

March 6-9 at Mercer. All-kenpom: Torrey Craig, USC Upstate (kPOY); Bernard Thompson, Florida Gulf Coast; Sherwood Brown, Florida Gulf Coast; Travis Smith, Mercer; Eshuante Jones, Northern Kentucky. Mercer was the predetermined host and rightfully so being the longest-tenured member of a conference that features nearly annual membership changes. However, it works out well here since […]

March 5, 8, 9, 12. First round/final at higher seed. Quarters/semis at Valparaiso. All-kenpom: Ray McCallum, Detroit (kPOY); Ryan Broekhoff, Valparaiso; Kevin Van Wijk, Valparaiso; Nick Minnerath, Detroit, Keifer Sykes, Green Bay. The best free-throw shooting conference in college basketball tips off its tournament at campus sites Tuesday night. The undisputed two-best teams in the […]

March 5, 7, 9, 10 at Coastal Carolina All-kenpom: Jeremy Atkinson, UNC Asheville (kPOY); Anthony Raffa, Coastal Carolina; Saah Nimley, Charleston Southern; John Brown, High Point; Donta Harper, Gardner-Webb. The expansion of the Big South resulted in the conference splitting into divisions, which as is typical, has led to some stupid results regarding tournament seeding. […]

I don’t know whether Gonzaga’s going to get a one-seed. Should they get a one, there will be a lot of reasons given as to why they won’t be able to win six games in a row in the tournament. Of course, 67 of 68 teams will eventually lose in the tournament, so anyone taking […]